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Ultra-Processed Foods: Here’s What the Evidence Actually Says About Them

Eric Robinson 24/01/2024

Hype around ultra-processed food may be causing unnecessary anxiety...

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‘JN.1 Not a Matter of Concern but a Matter of Caution’: Shahid Jameel on COVID Cases

Karan Thapar 22/12/2023

The virologist speaks to Karan Thapar about vulnerable populations,...

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Interview: The Threat of Self-Censorship in Science

Dan Falk 21/12/2023

Behavioural scientist Cory Clark argues that scientists are often...

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The Sahara Desert Used To Be a Green Savannah and New Research Explains Why

Edward Armstrong 20/12/2023

We identified why North Africa greened approximately every 21,000...

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US and UK Approve Gene Editing Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Merlin Crossley 19/12/2023

Using the safe and sensible CRISPR technology that has...

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Hydrogen Makes Itself At Home

Hugh Davies 18/12/2023

Hydrogen can revolutionise clean energy, transport, decarbonise industrial processes...

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Do Wild Varieties of Crops Hold the Key To Developing More Resilient Agriculture?

Lourdes Medrano 15/12/2023

Scientists are figuring out how to breed beans, peppers,...